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October is still high season and it will be busy on the road; not as busy as August, but still busy. I spent a week there at the end of October 2012 and the road was hopping with buses, tour buses, cars, etc.

If you want to drive it, do so but don't expect it to not be busy.

You could do as you suggest via Naples, or you could take a train instead to Salerno and take the ferry from there to Positano - which I believe is still running at that time; at least it was when I was there in October but transportation schedules are somewhat squishy and not always the same each year and we wont' know what they are for 2013 for a few months yet.

With those costs in mind, I can rent a Ford Fiesta for 310 euros (I have to have an automatic; I haven't driven stick in 15 years)... for 8 days. I know I still have to factor in the petrol and tolls but given that I have free parking in Positano and I know I want to visit Ravello; what do you guys think???

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Drive a car. Park it at the Positano hotel and leave it there if you like. The idea of getting off an transatlantic flight, getting into Rome, taking the train to Naples/Salerno and then another leg from there with all the bags has always filled me with horror. (We are going to do a version of that this summer for our 4th trip to the AC but broken by staying in Rome and then flying out of Naples.)

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Re: Driving in October

Jan 21, 2014, 12:16 AM

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